At a glance
- Address
- Rebecca Crown Center, North Tower, Ground Floor, 633 Clark Street, Suite G547, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- City
- Evanston, Illinois
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- northwestern.edu
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1851
- Students
- 15,000 (http)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#31 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Materials Science & Engineering | #2 |
| Sociology | #5 |
| Communication | #8 |
| Chemistry | #11 |
| Economics | #11 |
| Law | #12 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- Common App or Coalition with Scoir — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Tests
- SAT/ACT optional
- English
- Required for applicants whose first/primary language is not English or whose secondary schooling was not in English; accepted tests: Duolingo English Test, IELTS, TOEFL iBT; minimum scores not stated on the pages read
- Financial aid
- Need-aware admissions for international applicants (request for aid and amount required may factor into admission decision); guarantees to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted first-year students for all four years
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| QuestBridge | 1 October 2026 | December 2026 |
| Early Decision | 1 November 2026 | December 2026 |
| Regular Decision | 4 January 2027 | March 2027 |
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- ApplyWeb — application page ↗
- Deadlines
- Deadlines vary by program; many academic programs have separate deadlines beyond what is listed centrally by The Graduate School (TGS)
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 7.7% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1510–1570
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 68,322 / year · about ₹65.4 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 9,201
- International undergrads
- 11.6%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 89,363 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — Northwestern University. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/index.html · admissions.northwestern.edu/ · admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/identities/international.html · undergradaid.northwestern.edu/ · tgs.northwestern.edu/admission/index.html — checked 28 September 2026.